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Russellville, AR

35.257°N, 93.095°W · station RUEthr · 145 years of record
73°F
forecast low · Sep 5

7-Day Forecast

NWS NDFD forecast low temperature for Russellville.
74°WED9/275°THU9/375°FRI9/473°SAT9/573°SUN9/674°MON9/773°TUE9/8

This Day in History

Every year's low on each of the next 7 forecast dates at Russellville — toggle a day below. The forecast line shows where it lands; the ringed bar is the coldest on record.

Ranks

#130 / 135
coldest Sep 5 in 135 yrs of record

Coldest Sep 5 ever

48°F
set in 1997

Mildest Sep 5 ever

76°F
set in 1936
Forecast low 73°F — 130th coldest Sep 5 of 135 years · record 48°F (1997) · coldest since 2025.
1884: 69°F1885: 64°F1886: 68°F1887: 67°F1888: 63°F1889: 64°F1890: 67°F1892: 65°F1893: 60°F1894: 72°F1895: 72°F1896: 70°F1897: 65°F1898: 71°F1899: 71°F1900: 71°F1901: 63°F1902: 55°F1903: 60°F1904: 67°F1905: 53°F1906: 68°F1907: 56°F1908: 56°F1909: 73°F1910: 75°F1911: 71°F1912: 66°F1913: 70°F1914: 70°F1915: 62°F1916: 69°F1917: 68°F1919: 57°F1920: 60°F1921: 69°F1922: 70°F1923: 67°F1924: 55°F1925: 67°F1926: 69°F1927: 72°F1928: 53°F1929: 72°F1930: 61°F1931: 71°F1932: 71°F1933: 68°F1934: 55°F1935: 57°F1936: 76°F1937: 64°F1938: 71°F1939: 68°F1940: 69°F1941: 64°F1942: 68°F1943: 63°F1944: 70°F1945: 60°F1946: 66°F1947: 70°F1948: 64°F1949: 65°F1950: 59°F1951: 71°F1952: 52°F1953: 52°F1954: 63°F1955: 58°F1956: 54°F1957: 61°F1959: 68°F1960: 65°F1961: 67°F1962: 67°F1963: 67°F1964: 65°F1965: 68°F1966: 62°F1967: 61°F1968: 68°F1969: 69°F1970: 69°F1972: 69°F1973: 70°F1974: 50°F1975: 71°F1976: 67°F1977: 74°F1978: 72°F1979: 72°F1983: 70°F1984: 56°F1985: 72°F1986: 69°F1987: 58°F1988: 60°F1989: 68°F1990: 71°F1991: 69°F1992: 63°F1993: 56°F1994: 67°F1995: 67°F1996: 64°F1997: 48°F1998: 71°F1999: 72°F2000: 71°F2001: 66°F2002: 68°F2003: 55°F2004: 66°F2005: 56°F2006: 59°F2007: 71°F2008: 67°F2009: 67°F2010: 51°F2011: 59°F2012: 74°F2013: 60°F2014: 71°F2015: 72°F2016: 59°F2017: 56°F2018: 72°F2019: 70°F2020: 73°F2021: 67°F2022: 70°F2023: 72°F2024: 66°F2025: 68°F73° forecast45505560657075801890190019101920193019401950196019701990200020102020
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The Numbers

Forecast low · Sep 573°F
Coldest this date since2025
This-date record48°F
This-date rank#130 of 135
Coldest at any time since2026
All-time record-15°F (1899)
Odds to tie/break0.0% (daily)
Period of record1882–2026

Record Book

The hottest and coldest ever recorded at Russellville in each calendar month, and for the whole 1882–2026 record — with the year each was set.
MonthRecord HighRecord Low
Jan82°FJan 21, 1920-11°FJan 24, 1918
Feb89°FFeb 12, 1962-15°FFeb 12, 1899
Mar95°FMar 24, 19297°FMar 3, 1943
Apr100°FApr 18, 191724°FApr 11, 1989
May100°FMay 31, 193432°FMay 1, 1903
Jun109°FJun 25, 201237°FJun 12, 1903
Jul113°FJul 13, 195449°FJul 15, 1926
Aug115°FAug 3, 201147°FAug 29, 1986
Sep110°FSep 1, 194732°FSep 27, 1942
Oct99°FOct 8, 196323°FOct 29, 1910
Nov88°FNov 7, 190910°FNov 30, 1976
Dec81°FDec 30, 1951-3°FDec 23, 1989
All-time115°FAug 3, 2011-15°FFeb 12, 1899

2026 Records So Far

Records set or tied at Russellville so far this year — through Aug 30.

Record Highs in 2026

2 broke
plus 2 tied — daily record highs set this year

Record Lows in 2026

1 broke
plus 0 tied — daily record lows set this year

Record Warm Nights & Cold Days

Two more daily records, kept separate from the rankings: the warmest a night has ever stayed (record high minimum) and the coldest a day has ever gotten (record low maximum) — the flip side of the usual record high and low.

Warmest low ever

84°F
record high minimum — the night it never cooled · Jul 22, 1919

Coldest high ever

10°F
record low maximum — the day it never warmed · Feb 12, 1899
MonthWarmest lowColdest high
Jan69°FJan 25, 195013°FJan 12, 1918
Feb67°FFeb 25, 193010°FFeb 12, 1899
Mar72°FMar 13, 191728°FMar 3, 2014
Apr75°FApr 18, 192044°FApr 2, 1901
May77°FMay 22, 195351°FMay 4, 2013
Jun84°FJun 29, 192264°FJun 3, 1919
Jul84°FJul 22, 191970°FJul 15, 1961
Aug83°FAug 2, 201168°FAug 28, 2025
Sep82°FSep 1, 194360°FSep 27, 1913
Oct82°FOct 7, 193940°FOct 30, 1993
Nov71°FNov 2, 193630°FNov 30, 1895
Dec66°FDec 2, 195014°FDec 25, 1983
All-time84°FJul 22, 191910°FFeb 12, 1899

Cold Streaks

Current run

0 days
consecutive days with a low ≤ 32°F

Longest ever

50 days
record run, ended Jan 31 1977

So far in 2026

20 days
days with a low ≤ 32°F this year

Climate Normals

Normal low & low by month, from Russellville's own 1991–2020 record. Today's normal low: 66°F · forecast is +7° vs normal.
Jan: 51°FJan: 29°FFeb: 56°FFeb: 32°FMar: 65°FMar: 40°FApr: 74°FApr: 49°FMay: 81°FMay: 58°FJun: 89°FJun: 67°FJul: 93°FJul: 70°FAug: 93°FAug: 69°FSep: 86°FSep: 61°FOct: 75°FOct: 49°FNov: 62°FNov: 39°FDec: 53°FDec: 32°FJFMAMJJASOND

Sun & Location

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise5:45 AM
Sunset6:40 PM
Solar noon12:12 PM
Daylight12h 55m · losing 15 min/wk
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

35.26°N, 93.09°W

Nearby Stations

Mount Ida, AR56 mi SWLittle Rock, AR60 mi SEHarrison, AR69 mi NFort Smith, AR71 mi WPine Bluff, AR99 mi SEDequeen, AR111 mi SW

The Last 6 Weeks

Russellville's observed daily low for the last six weeks — a white ring marks any day that broke or tied its daily record for that date.
Russellville, AR — last six weeks of daily low

2026 So Far

Every day this year against Russellville's own record — the record low, the normal, and the full span ever seen. A shareable look at where the year stands.
Russellville, AR — 2026 daily low trace
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Every Day Since 1882

Each cell is one day's low at Russellville, coloured by temperature — 145 years of record, so heat waves read as warm streaks and cold snaps as blue.
Russellville, AR daily low heat map 1882–2026

Days Below the Mark

How many days a year hit a given low at Russellville — counted through Sep 5 each year, so you can see whether 2026 is running cold. Pick a threshold:
20 days ≤32°F so far in 2026 — tied for the 129th most in 145 years. Normal for this point: 39. Record: 66 in 1978.

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